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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City Prediction: Molineux Test for Barry-Murphy's Side
Wolves host Cardiff at Molineux on 31 October 2026 in Championship matchweek 13, sitting fourth with 21 points from 12 games and still in contention for automatic promotion a season after going down. Cardiff arrive 16th on 14 points but…
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- 2026-10-31 at 15:00 GMT marks a key week 13 encounter between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardiff City in 2026-2027's Championship.
- Expect 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 22 fouls this match from Referee J. Smith based on their last 10 games.
- With the data available to us, César Peixoto and Brian Barry-Murphy have not met as managers before.
- After 12 matchdays, Wolverhampton Wanderers sit 4th with 21 points and Cardiff City are 16th having collected 14 points.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers report 4 missing players: R. Gomes (Foot Injury), R. Jimenez (Knee Injury), B. Traore (Injury), B. Traore (Injury) whereas Cardiff City report 3 missing players: C. Chambers (Knee Injury), D. Lawlor (Hamstring Injury), R. Colwill (Ankle Injury).
- We're predicting Wolverhampton Wanderers to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Cardiff City are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw J. Bellegarde lead Wolverhampton Wanderers with a 6.9 TheyScored rating, and A. Robertson top-rating for Cardiff City at 7.6.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers came off a win (1-0 vs Watford) and Cardiff City also triumphed (1-0 vs Birmingham City).
- Wolverhampton Wanderers's form is 2-1-2 recently, but Cardiff City are on a roll with 3-1-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Cardiff City lead this rivalry - 10 wins from 22 matches versus Wolverhampton Wanderers (who've won just 9 games), alongside 3 draws.
- We predict Wolverhampton Wanderers to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (3-2-1) and 1.67 goals/game.
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| 11' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 15' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 26' | A. Armstrong | ||
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| 42' | Andre | ||
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| 50' | F. Lopez | ||
| 56' | J. Bagan | ||
| 58' | 3 - 0 | ||
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| 62' | J. Bellegarde | ||
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| 88' | |||
| 90+2' | R. Colwill | ||
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